What is Field Capacity?
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and around 60% in dense clay. In other words, it is the amount of water the soil can retain.
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A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
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A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
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A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...